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Veneto Flashcards

1
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Who is Italy’s Largest DOC/G producer by volume?

A

Veneto

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After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Veneto was divided into what two territories?

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Inland area Lombards, coastal area Byzantines

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What all but destroyed the wine industry in 1709?

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Deep freeze

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Administratively, Veneto is bordered by:

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FVG To the northeast, Emilia Romagnia to the South, Lombardia to the west, Trentino Alto Adige/Austria to the north

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What is the general climate of Veneto?

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Moderately continental

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What are the four general climactic zones of Veneto?

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The Alps with an alpine climate, the hills with a semi continental climate, the plains with a continental climate, the coastal plains with a Mediterranean climate

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Where are the lowest rainfall areas in Veneto?

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The plains and the coast. Rainfall increases going north.

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Geographically, Veneto Features what percentage as plains, Mountains, hills?

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Plains 56%, mountain 29%, hills 15%

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What percentage of Veneto’s vineyards are located on the hills? On the plains?

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40%, 60%

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What is the most grown white grape in Veneto? Red grape?

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glera, merlot

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what makes Corvina suitable for appasimento?

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Thick skin, slower rate of dehydration which makes it more susceptible to Noble rot

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What makes Corvinone desirable for growers

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Resistant to water stress and esca

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13
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What makes Rodinella desirable for growers

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Very easy to grow

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14
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What does molinara contribute to a Valpolicella blend?

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Acidity

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15
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What is Raboso Piave otherwise known as?

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Friularo/Friularo di Bagnoli (Padova)

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Tai Russo is a phenotype of _____?

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Cannonau

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17
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Veneto has how many DOCs and DOCGs as of 2023?

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14 DOCG, 29 DOC

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18
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What are the five wine provinces in Veneto? Which is the most productive??

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Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, Venicia. Verona is the most productive.

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19
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what separates Bardolino from Valpolicella?

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Adige River

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As of the 2020 vintage, what is the percentage of Corvina in aa Bardolino wines?

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40-95%

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What are the sub zones of Bardolino DOC?

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Classico, La rocca, Montebaldo, Sommacompagna

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What is the name of the fine rosato made in Badtolino DOC?

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Chiaretto di Bardolino (Classico) DOC (in that exact order)

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23
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what is the minimum aging requirement for Bardolino Superiore DOC?

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1 year

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Custoza DOC: what is the blending requirement?

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70%+ of Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Tai, Cortese

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25
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what is Tai known locally in Custoza DOC?

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Bianca Fernanda

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26
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what is the minimum aging period for Custoza superiore?

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5 months

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27
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what is the main grape of Lugana DOC?

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Turbiana/Trebbiano di Lugana

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28
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What was Valpolicella wine known in antiquity?

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Retico

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29
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What is Toari?

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local term for decomposed basalt- soil of volcanic origin

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30
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what are Marogne?

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dry support walls that support vineyard terraces in Valpolicella

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31
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what makes Rodinella ideal for appassimento?

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resistance to fungal disease

32
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what was the old Valpolicella training system? what two systems are preferred now?

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Old: Pergola Veronese Doppia
Now: Pergoletta Veronese, Pergola Trentina. (Guyot 25%)

33
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what is the RRR?

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for sustainable grape growing and integrated crop management

34
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who re-introduced and mastered the Ripasso technique in the 1960s?

35
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what is the aging and abv requirement for Ripasso?

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1+ year aging. Superiore 13%+ ABV

36
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what additional requirements in 2019 for Ripasso?

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One pass through vinacce only, wine must have 10-15% of wine destined to be amarone or recioto della Valpolicella

37
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what are ariele/graticci?

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traditional racks made of wood/bamboo

38
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what is recioto?

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ancient sweet wine made from air dried grapes

39
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what is a fruttaio?

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protected, well ventilated hillside lofts

40
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for recioto, what rot is a no-no? what is acceptable/desired depending on producer?

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grey rot no, noble rot maybe/yes

41
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for recioto, minimum abv and residual sugar reqs?

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12%+ ABV, 50g/L residual sugar

42
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what is “recioto” derived from linguistically?

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“recia”, local term for ear. (old term for selecting berries on lateral sides of bunch)

43
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at its most basic, what is Amarone?

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a dry recioto

44
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minimum aging reqs for Amarone?

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2 years, riserva 4 years

45
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minimum ABV for Amarone?

46
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In 2021, which style made the most wine in Valpolicella?

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Ripasso (47%), Valpolicella (27%), Amarone (26%)

47
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how can you divide Soave geographically?

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Western half: steep limestone hills. Easter half: low volcanic hills- decomposed basalt

48
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Soave: what is the traditional training system? what is also used now?

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Pergola Veronese, Guyot

49
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Soave DOC minimum and maximum varietals?

A

70%+ garganega, max 30% Trebbiano di Soave/Chardonnay

50
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Does Soave DOC have a spumante?
How many UGAs?

51
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What is subzone Colli Scaligeri?

A

Hillside vineyards located outside of classico subzone

52
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What is a big difference in grapes between Recioto di Soave DOCG vs Soave and Soave Superiore?

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NO chardonnay allowed

53
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How are the wines of Gambellara compared to Soave?

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More consistent as soil is more homogeneous, fewer producers

54
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Gambellara DOC:
1. blend requirements?
2. how many subzones?

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  1. min 80% garganega
  2. seven
55
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What is a wine that only Gambellara produces within Veneto?

A

Gambellara Classico Vin Santo

56
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What two distinct wines is Recioto de Gambellara DOCG authorized to produce?

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Recioto de Gambellara Classico (sweet passito), Recioto de Gambellara Spumante (sweet spumante)

57
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What type of wine is produced in the Lessini Durello DOC?

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Spumante (traditional or tank), Spumante riserva (36 months lees aging)

58
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What two wines are unique to Breganze DOC?

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Torcalato (appassimento sweet passito), Vespaiolo (dry). Both made from Vespaiola

59
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Colli Berici DOC:
1. what are the soil types of the hills?
2. What is the most interesting wines in this DOC? Where is the best subzone for this wine?

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  1. limestone of marine origin
  2. 100% Tai Rosso (Cannonau), Barbarano subzone
60
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Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG:
1. Grape reqs?

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  1. 95% min Moscato Giallo
61
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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG:
1. Grape?
2.Bagnoli Friularo Classico can be grown only around what town?

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  1. 90% min Friularo (Raboso PIave)
  2. Bagnoli di Sopra
62
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG:
1. What is unique about the land?
2. How is the climate/wines different east vs west?

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  1. “hogback”- steep and craggy ridges running E-W, parallel to ones another using grasses (not stone) has support terraces
  2. East- Conegliano- low gentle hills, warmer (Adriatic sea), soft wines with riper fruit. West- Valdobbiadene- higher hills, cooler, more acidity
63
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG:
1. vine training systems?
2. grape reqs?

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  1. Sylvoz (gentler hills), Cappuccina (Guyot variant) on steeper slopes
  2. 85% min Glera
64
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG:
1. Most common style? 2nd most common?
2. What is “sur lieviti”?

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  1. Extra Dry (some residual sugar), Brut (less sugar)
  2. “with lees” (used for pet nat Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG). for IGT, “rifermentato in bottiglia”
65
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG:
1. only official subzone?
2. what is “rive”?
3. rive reqs?

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  1. Cartizze
  2. vineyard on steep slopes
  3. handpicked, single commune grapes, vintage dated wines, lower max yields
66
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Colli di Conegliano DOCG:
1. Colli di Conegliano DOCG bianco blend grapes?
2. Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG grapes?

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  1. Manzoni Bianco, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay (MB dominant grape)
  2. Marzemino, Merlot, CS, CF (2 yrs min aging, 3 yrs riserva)
67
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Colli di Conegliano DOCG subzones:
1. Refrontolo wine styles?
2. Torchiato di Fregona wine styles?
3. What is “il torchio”

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  1. Air dried marzemino grapes (1. Rosso max 8g res sugar, 2. passito min 30 g res sugar)
  2. Rare white passito. Glera, Bsochera, Verdiso, min 150 days appassimento
  3. Ancient rpess for wine, olive oil, pasta
68
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Asolo Prosecco DOCG:
1. How is climate compared to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?

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  1. warmer and damper
69
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Montello DOCG:
1. Wine styles?
2. Aging?

A
  1. BDX blend based on CS (40-70%) plus Merlot, CF, Carmenere
  2. 18 months min, 9 months oak
70
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Piave DOC:
1. climate?
2. What river flanks the eastern border?
3. Major producer of which grape?
4. Most distinctive wine?

A
  1. Mediterranean
  2. Livenza
  3. Merlot
  4. Raboso Piave
71
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Piave Malanotte DOCG:
1. Wine styles?

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  1. 15-20% grapes appassimento. min 70% Raboso Piave, max 30% Raboso Veronese
72
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LIson DOCG:
1. Wine styles?
2. DOCG shared with….

A
  1. 85% min Friulano (Tai/Lison)
  2. FVG
73
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Prosecco DOC:
1. which regions?
2. wine reqs?
3. large majority of wines made with which method:

A
  1. Veneto, FVG (but most in Veneto)
  2. 85% min Glera
  3. tank
74
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Delle Venezie DOC:
1. Which regions?
2. Wines tylers?

A
  1. Veneto, FVG, Trentino
    2., Pinot Grigio

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